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Autism Group

Imagine that a new student who has autism will soon be coming to our school. What can we expect? How might he or she act? How should we treat him or her? What are some things we could do to help him or her get used to our school?

Find a creative way to help your classmates understand more about autism. This could be a poster, flier, news report, or PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to include the answers to the questions on the autism worksheet within your project.

Autism websites:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism.html

http://www.gnasd.com/autism.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213520/autismhome.htm

http://www.njcosac.org/AboutAutism.aspx

http://nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/Autism.aspx

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=211

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm

Al Capone Group

Decide within your group how you will present the information you learn. Use the Al Capone worksheet questions as your guide, and include the answers to them within your project. Examples of projects you could do include PowerPoint, news reports (live or in the form of a newspaper), or a poster.

Al Capone websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone

http://www.theamericanstoryteller.com/story-details.cfm?story=196

http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.html

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575824/Al_Capone.html

http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/cap1.htm

Alcatraz Island Group

Make a tourist poster, travel brochure, commercial, or PowerPoint presentation describing Alcatraz Island. Include a map of the island, as well as the answers to the questions on the Alcatraz Island worksheet, within your project.

Alcatraz Island websites:

http://www.abovephotos.com/alcatrazmap1.jpg

http://www.nps.gov/alca/planyourvisit/upload/map-alcatraz.pdf

http://www.clairerudolfmurphy.com/Children_of_Alcatraz.html

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-history-of-alcatraz-prison.htm

http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/rs1.htm

http://www.nps.gov/alca/historyculture/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island